Civic Center (MARTA station)

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Civic Center
Station statistics
Address	435 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308
Lines	North-South Line Northeast-South Line
Other service	CCT, GCT, GRTA
Platforms	Side Platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 4, 1981
Accessible
Code	N2
Services
Previous station   MARTA   Next station Peachtree Center toward Airport   North-South Line   North Avenue toward North Springs Peachtree Center toward Airport   Northeast-South Line   North Avenue toward Doraville

Civic Center station is on the lower level of the West Peachtree Street bridge over the Downtown Connector with two side platforms. It is the only station in the world located above a highway. The Atlanta Civic Center is over three blocks away and the station primarily serves the Peachtree Summit building and the large new complex at Allen Plaza. As of April 2006 2,293 daily fares were collected at the gates. This was a 111% increase over the average 1,086 daily fares collected in April 2005.

[edit] Connection to other transit systems

• Cobb Community Transit
• Gwinnett County Transit
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

[edit] See also

• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

[edit] References

• MARTA station page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page